Soulmate

For the 2008 film, see Soulmates.

Soulmate (or soul mate) is a term sometimes used to designate someone with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity, friendship, love, intimacy, sexuality, and/or compatibility. A related concept is that of the twin flame or twin soul – thought to be the ultimate soulmate, the one and only other half of one\'s soul, for which all souls are driven to find and join. However, not everyone who uses these terms intends them to carry such mystical connotations.

Definitions

Soul lovers – someone you love, and would do anything for, and someone who loves you, and would do anything for you. And in that love, nothing is required for either person, because everything is already given. You love them more than anything in the world and could not live without them.

Soul sister/brother – someone belonging in the same soul group as you and therefore having an unusually strong bond and likeness to you

Classical – Greek mythology – Originally humans were combined of four arms, four legs, and a single head made of two faces, but Zeus feared their power and split them all in half, condemning them to spending their lives searching for the other half to complete them. This theory was presented as a half-serious story by Aristophanes in Plato\'s Symposium, after all the participants at the Symposium ("drinking party") were charged to philosophize on the topic of love.

Spiritual and religious – concepts of reincarnation and karma. Soulmates have spent many previous lifetimes together.

Karmic soulmate – someone who has a special mission or influence on one\'s life

Companion soulmate – People with whom one has made a connection.

Twin soulmates – Very close friends with whom one has strong bonds.

Twin flame soulmate – A popular romantic belief that there is only one true soulmate.

Scientific soulmate – (If) a relationship can be quantified, and scored according to an internal happiness scale. A scientific soulmate is the person with whom you are the absolute happiest. You would therefore be less happy with any other person in existence.

Balance partners and messengers – The people you meet along the way who help you create balance in your life."Balance Partners and Messengers". CrystalLinks.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.

Divine complement – A new colloquialism for a \'match made in heaven\', a twin soul, who holds inborn potentials that match and complement one\'s own and who is linked eternally through a signature in the heart at the dimension of the spirit.

Concepts

More in depth in classical definition

"Plato wrote in his Symposium that humans have been looking for their soul mate ever since Zeus cut them in half. In his mythic story, Plato describes a world where there were men, women and people who were both men and women. Apparently, humans began discussing how they could climb up to heaven and replace the gods. The gods were upset by this and discussed what should be done. The simplest solution would be to destroy mankind, but Zeus came up with a better idea. He suggested cutting all human beings in half. This would serve two purposes. First, it would immediately double the number of people making offerings to the gods. Second, it would weaken the humans, so they would not be able to carry out their plan. Zeus\' idea was accepted, and the humans were all divided into two. Naturally, the humans were upset at this, and Zeus decided to enable each half to have intercourse with their opposite, symbolically creating a whole. Consequently, the males sought their female half, and the females sought their male half, allowing them to reproduce.

New Age concept of soulmate

Some followers of the New Age religion believe that souls are literally made and/or fated to be the mates of each other, or to play certain other important roles in each other\'s lives. Following this concept, one can have many soulmates. For example: One could see another person they have never met in this lifetime and instantly hate or love them because of previous interaction(s) with the other in one or more previous lifetimes. The most popular use of this concept is the idea that devoted lovers may reincarnate together.

Also, being conscious of the "soul mate connection" is not necessary, according to this idea.

According to theories popularized by Theosophy and in a modified form by Edgar Cayce, God created androgynous souls, equally male and female. The souls split into separate genders later, perhaps because they incurred karma while playing around on the earth, or "separation from God". Over countless reincarnations, each half seeks the other. When all karmic debt is purged, the two will fuse back together and return to the ultimate. Krajenke, Robert W. (1972). Suddenly We Were!: a Story of Creation Based on the Edgar Cayce Readings. A.R.E. Press."What is a Twin Flame?". SoulEvolution.org. Retrieved on 2007-12-21."Twin Flames and Soul Mates: The Quest for Wholeness", tsl.org. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.

The author who introduced the conceptual idea and coined the term "soulmate" is Russ Michael, who published his best-selling book Finding Your Soulmate in 1970.

His definition was discussed on hundreds of radio talkshows and television appearances where he spoke of the soulmate being a human mate you interact with from an inner soul level with harmony and with due recognition and/or honor of the goddess-soul-being or god-soul-being identity of your loving dream-come-true partner soulmate.

Thus a soulmate partnership is far different than most marriage relationships, where interaction between regular marriage mates is at a human level initiated from an outer 3-D left-brain confronting ego-mind. This is done by one, or by both marriage partners.

Soulmate emotional theory

Ultimately the consequence of this notion is the unfortunate reality that soulmates often possess the ability to inflict serious emotional injury unto their twin flame, greater than any other being could. This often results in the separation of idealized love, due to the severe emotional impact. Many soulmates are destined for an eternal search, not for lack of meeting, but rather lack of acceptance. The encounter is often analogous to the collision of matter and antimatter, a violent explosive reaction will occur, but if held through to completion only pure energy, and thus harmony, will result. A soulmate can also be a person who is not of the gender they are naturally attracted to or compatible with as a conventional romantic couple. This can cause a lifetime of profound sadness and depression as there is no possibility of resolution.

Astrological Twin

An astrological twin is somebody born at the same time and place. They therefore have the same planetary alignments in their natal chart. The line of thinking is is "until death do us part and at birth we were joined". The concept of astrological twin soulmate is that people who were born together have a mystical connection and that their souls originate from the same place. The astrological twin is therefore the "natural" soulmate.

See also

• Cosmic twin
• Love
• Interpersonal relationship
• Romantic love
• Astrological Compatibility

References

• Segal, E. (ed) (1986). The Dialogues of Plato New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books. ISBN: 055321327X.

External links

• The Other Rules for Seeking Your Soul (and Its Mate) by Martha Beck on Oprah.com 3 steps: Know thyself, Value thyself, Engage thyself.
• Soul Mates: A Primer - answers to some soul-searching questions by religious leaders, metaphysicians and academics, from Oprah.com
• [1] Explanation of True Love and Love of Soulgroups and Soulmates from Sefer Shinuyim - The Ancient Jewish Book of Changes, from SeferShinuyim.com
• Telepathic Soulmate

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